Head-lamp shade for motor-vehicles.



n. F.'- QDONNELL. HEAD LAMPSHADE- FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLLCATION FILED lULY 7. 1914.

Patented ar. 23, 191

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DAVID F.ODONNELL, OF MASON CITY, IOWA."

HEAD-LAMP SHADE FOR MOTOR-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letters Patent. Patented BIar. 28', I916.-

Application filed July 7, 1914. Serial No. 849,534. g

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, DAVID F. ODONNELL, a citizen of the United States,residing at Mason City in thecounty of Cerro Gordo and State of Iowa.have invented new'and useful Improvements in Head-Lamp Shades forBIOtO1\ Ql1lCl8S. of which the following is a specification.

Thisinvention relates to headlamp shades for automobiles and other motorvehicles, the object in view being to provide simple means whereby theheadlamps may be partially shaded or screened so as to avoid theobjectionable glare of the headlights on vehicles and pedestrians infront of the machine equipped with such headlamps. thereby greatlyfacilitating traveling by motor at night.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device of the classdescribed which is adjust-able'or.shiftable so that thefull .igfi? fromthe lamps may be obtained when traveling. in the open country, combinedwith means for adjusting the throw of the shade and also for locking thesame in any predetermined position.

-\Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts, as hereindescribed, illustrated and claimed.

In the accompanying drawings :Figure 1 is a front elevation showing asufficient part of a motor vehicle to illustrate the application of thepresent invention thereto. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectiontaken in line with the operating rod and pin. Fig. 3 is a detailperspective view of the L-shaped guide and keeper. Fig. 4: is afragmentary perspective view showing the keeper plate and adjacentparts.

As there are usually two. headlamps on each automobile or other motorvehicle. I provide two lamp shades 1 eachof which is of suitable sizeand shape to shield or cover the upper portion of the headlamp so as tocutoff the rays of lightwith the exception of those that illuminate theroad way for a certain dist-21$??? in ont of the machine.

The shades 1 are pr ferably provided with perforations 2; adjacent tothe upper edge thereof to preventaccumulation of dust behind said sl?ides and on the lenses of the lamps and in the preferred embodi ment ofthe invention, both of the-shades 1' are fixedly attached to:a rockshaft 3 which is journaled in brackets i shown as provided withattaching flanges5 by means of which they are fastened to the frontfenders of the machine as illustrated in Figs. 1 and 2. The brackets 4will of course be of sufiicient height, to enable the rock shaft 3 toclear the hood and radiator of the machine and not interfere withcranking the engine. the height of the brackets 1 tarymg in accordancewith the machin e on which the invention is mounted.

The shaft 3 may be either in one piece or oft-sectional construction andmay be provided either with end caps or collars 6 or keys or cotter pins7 or both of said devices. to prevent longitudinal or end'plav oftheshaft 3. I Extending perpendicularly to the shaft 3 1s a. lever arm 8which is preferably connected to a collar 9 which may be adjusted by aset screw to any desired 'point in the length of the shaft 3, the arm 8in some cases being arranged centrally between the lamps and in othercases being arranged adjacent to one end of the shaft so as to recelvethe operating rod 10 which is pivotally connected at 11 to the extremityof the arm 8. The operating rod 10 passes through a guide plate 12- onthe dash of the machine or the base of the wind shield and also througha keeper plate 13 secured to the rear side of said dash or wind shield.the plate 13 being provided with a pro jecting lip 14 provided with ahole 15 to receive a locking-pin 16 which is insertible through any oneof a longitudinal series of holes 17 in the operating rod 10. The

rod 10 is provided at itsrear extremity.

with -a suitable handle 18 which may be of any desired shape. i I

In case the operating rod 10 is arranged to one side of the machine. Iprefer to em ploy a combined guide and keeper shown in detail in Fig 3and designated at 19. said 1 :eper plate being substantially L-shaped soas to provide an attaching flange 20 which may be secured to anyconvenient part of the machine where the handle of the operating rodwill be arranged in convenient position to be grasped by the operator.The

.plate 19 is formed with the Quideopening 21 for the operating rod and aprojecting lip 22 formed with a hole 23 to receive the pin hereinabovereferred to. The locking S7130??? as connected to the nmchine use anunehoring elmin 2%: to preven has, "hereofy Front the foregoingdescription it will now be seen that by sliding the rod 10 in a forwardor rearward direction, the shaft 3 may be, ilfiilitd so is to throw theshades it to'their obstruoing or non-obstructing position iorthe'purpose above stated inserting the locking pin through the properhoie the operating rod 10, the movement of shaft 3 may be limited so asto, stop the shades l at a predetermined point and '5 s rting said pinalso through the hole aninst longitudinal movement so as to siistain theshades in a fixed position.

What I claim is The eolnbination with a motor vehicle the head lampsthereof, of a horizontal rockhift 'journaled in bearings above the thelip, the rod 10 may be locked head lambs on the vehicle itself andindependently OI said head lamps, substantially semi-circularlnnipshndes fastened to said rock shaft, depending therefrom, and heving rearwnrdly extending marginal flanges and alsoforlned with ventopenings adjacent to the .upper nargin thereof a peritorated rodoperable by the driver whllem 1118 sent for rocking said shaft andmoving said shades to lightobstrueting and nonobstructing position. andmeans forlook--- ing snid shades at various angles including aperforated keeper on the vehicle dash, and a pin msertlble through saidkeeper and perforated rod.

In testiinony whereof I zltiix my signature in presence or

